Turkey’s Time to Decide on Russia
On Feb. 4, Turkey’s foreign minister said that Russian President Vladimir Putin would visit Turkey sometime in February to meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Three days later, the minister...
View ArticleDisruptions to Undersea Cables
Unconfirmed reports from Israeli media suggest that underwater data cables near Yemen in the Red Sea – the AAE-1, Seacom, Europe India Gateway and TGN systems – have been damaged. So far, only Seacom...
View ArticleEuropean Defense and the Future of Ukraine
On Wednesday, European Union member states agreed to allocate an extra 5 billion euros ($5.4 billion) to the European Peace Facility by the end of the year, nearly matching the 6.1 billion euros...
View ArticleFallout From the Attack in Russia
Four days after the terrorist attack in Moscow, the most important question is how the Kremlin will respond – which itself will depend on who was behind the attack. Islamic State took credit for it;...
View ArticleNATO Weighs Its Future Ukraine Support
NATO marked its 75th anniversary last week. The moment was naturally accompanied by talk about the future of the Ukraine war and the alliance’s support for Kyiv. On Wednesday, NATO Secretary-General...
View ArticleEuropean Views on US Global Posture
The notion that all countries operate within constraints is one of the main pillars of geopolitics. It came up repeatedly during my recent visit to the United States, where I attended several talks on...
View ArticleGermany’s Future, According to Germans
From the war in Ukraine to economic uncertainties at home and across the Western world, Germany is facing a number of challenges with which its leaders will soon be forced to contend. Last week, I had...
View ArticleMeditations on the Mediterranean
Throughout history, the Mediterranean Sea has been Europe’s most important body of water, shaping its relationship with itself and with the rest of the world. It has been a cradle of civilization and a...
View ArticleIn New Caledonia, France Sees Foreign Meddling
French President Emmanuel Macron held an emergency meeting on May 20 with his defense and security council to discuss the unrest in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia. During two other...
View ArticleThe Mainstreaming of the European Far-Right
The European Parliament elections held earlier in June were met with the customary concern of every such electoral cycle, with observers wondering if far-right anti-establishment groups would gain...
View ArticleEurope After French and UK Elections
By Sunday, voters in two leading Western European states, France and the United Kingdom, almost certainly will have initiated significant overhauls of their respective governments. In France, the...
View ArticleExplaining the China-NATO Spat
NATO recently issued a statement directly accusing China for the first time of supplying weapons to Russia. The alliance urged China to withdraw “all material and political support” for Russia’s war...
View ArticleSerbia’s Slow Turn to the West
Thousands of protesters marched in cities throughout Serbia this week against the reopening of a controversial lithium mine that had been shuttered for two years thanks to earlier protests. More than...
View ArticleThe Truth About Turkey’s ‘Pivot’ to China
Turkey is on a diplomatic offensive to justify a foreign policy that some believe is too friendly to too many. On Aug. 11, Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler said in an interview that Turkey’s NATO...
View ArticleOn Ukraine, India Stands Firm With Neutrality
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Kyiv on Friday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a calculated diplomatic move designed to underscore India’s steadfast neutrality on the...
View ArticleNew Political Lines Are Drawn in Germany
Voters in the German states of Thuringia and Saxony turned out in large numbers on Sunday against the parties that presently constitute Germany’s federal coalition government: the Social Democratic...
View ArticleWill the West Let Ukraine Strike Farther Into Russia?
On Sept. 14, Ukraine again asked the West for permission to strike deeper into Russian territory. The request came a day after U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met in...
View ArticleIn Central Europe, Massive Floods Bring Massive Implications
Floods rocked Central and Eastern Europe last week, inundating Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary and Romania with the worst water levels they’ve seen in two decades. Though...
View ArticleEurope’s Economic Outlook: Past Changes, Future Problems
The economic news from Europe over the past month has been bleak. Throughout the eurozone, gross domestic product is either stagnant or in decline. Business surveys from September show that Germany’s...
View ArticleBRICS Runs Into a Wall
For leaders such as Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, the annual BRICS summit is an excellent opportunity to present a vision of a world in which the United States does not lead. And yet, each summit...
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